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CLINIC

When a child becomes ill at school, parents will be notified. First aid will be administered to minor cuts and abrasions. Ill children may wait in the clinic until parents arrive.

Please do not send your child to school if his/her temperature is over 99.6 degrees or if you needed to give your child medication in the last 24 hours to control his/her temperature. Children need to be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. Head Lice – We screen children for head lice during the first weeks of school and regularly thereafter. Children with active cases and children with visible nits/eggs will be sent home for treatment and nit removal. Students will not be readmitted to school while the condition persists. We also take other steps to help prevent the transmission of lice from student to student.

Younger students should have a change of clothes at school. This eliminates phone calls to parents to bring clothes to school should a spill or accident occur.

Administration of medications will be permitted on school property only when medically necessary and under the direct supervision of appropriate staff members. We attempt to discourage the administration of medication during school hours and whenever possible, request doses of medication be scheduled other than school hours. The first dose of any newly prescribed medication should always be given at home. For the safety of the students, the following procedures must be followed:  If prescription medications are to be given at school, the Montgomery County Medication Permission form must be provided and signed by the doctor/licensed prescriber, and the parent/guardian. It must specify the name of the medication, dosage and time to be given. A separate medication permission form must be completed for each medication. Please note: Prescription bottles do not take the place of a medication form signed by a physician.  If non-prescription medications are to be given at school, the medication permission form must be completed and signed by the parent or guardian, indicating the name, dosage and time to be given. Non-prescription medications can be administered for no longer than three consecutive days, after which time a written order from a physician/other licensed prescriber is required.  All medication is to be brought to school by the parent or guardian in the original, properly labeled container. The information on the container must match the information on the medication permission form. If the parent is unable to deliver the medication to the school, he or she must call the school to report that the medication is being delivered by the student. All medication must be accompanied by a medication permission form.  Self-administration of any medication, prescription or non-prescription, is prohibited for students in grades kindergarten through eight with one exception. Medications needed in a medical emergency such as inhalers, epi- pens, or glucose tablets may be kept in the possession of a student and self-administered only with a written statement from a physician/licensed prescriber.  Sharing, borrowing or distributing any medication is prohibited and may result in a recommendation of expulsion.

Medication permission forms are available in the school office and most local doctors’ offices. They can also be downloaded from the MCPS website.

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